Here's who is leading the U.S. Senate race in Texas, according to a new poll
The poll placed Crockett ahead of Talarico in the Democratic primary, though the result was within the stated margin of error.

SOURCE CHECK
TAP FOR WHYCredibility rates Yahoo News, which republished this story. The other scores rate the article itself.
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- Source type — An established national news platform, though the page appears to carry externally produced reporting.
- Transparency — The article names its author and identifies the polling organization.
- Author attribution — A named author is provided, and campaign statements are attributed to named spokespeople.
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The story gives poll dates, sample information, results and margins of error, and includes responses from representatives of multiple campaigns. It notes competing surveys but does not detail their methods, and Talarico’s campaign declined to comment.
HOW WE SCORE ↗The article presents poll figures for both parties and includes comments from several campaigns, including a view that Hunt is doing better in other surveys. The poll remains the main evidence, and Talarico’s campaign did not comment.
- Counterarguments presented — Campaign spokespeople challenge or qualify the poll’s implications, and Hunt’s campaign cites other surveys.
- Source diversity — The article includes the pollster’s results and statements from multiple campaign representatives, but no direct Talarico campaign response.
- Omitted context — Other surveys are mentioned but their results and methodology are not detailed.
- Loaded language — The reporting itself is restrained; sharper characterizations are attributed to campaign spokespeople.
The article reports polling data in neutral language and includes responses from campaigns on both sides of the races. It does not clearly favor a political party or candidate.
- Language tone — Uses straightforward, non-loaded language to describe the poll and candidates.
- Source selection — Includes responses from spokespeople for Crockett, Hunt and Cornyn, alongside the poll results.
- Framing — Frames the story around poll findings across both party primaries and hypothetical general-election matchups.
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A University of Houston poll found Ken Paxton and Jasmine Crockett leading their respective Texas Senate primaries, with Paxton short of a majority and likely headed for a Republican runoff. The poll also showed close hypothetical general-election matchups.
The University of Houston’s Hobby School poll surveyed likely voters online from Jan. 20 to 31. Among Republicans, 38% favored Paxton, 31% John Cornyn and 17% Wesley Hunt; 12% were undecided. Among Democrats, Crockett led James Talarico 47% to 39%, with 12% undecided. The article reports margins of error of plus or minus 4 points for the party primaries and 2.5 points statewide.
The poll showed close hypothetical general-election contests. Crockett’s campaign spokesman said the results challenged claims that Talarico was the more electable Democrat, while Hunt’s spokesman cited other surveys and said Hunt performed better against Democrats in one-on-one matchups. Cornyn’s spokesman said polls had varied and predicted the Republican contest would likely go to a runoff.
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VOTING CLOSEDNo good or bad look here
This story reports what happened without casting Crockett in a good or bad light, so readers don’t rate it and it doesn’t count toward Crockett’s record.
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Part of a bigger story
4 OUTLETSOutlets agree that a University of Houston poll found Jasmine Crockett leading James Talarico in the Texas Democratic Senate primary. Center outlets treat the result as a polling snapshot, with some adding comparisons to other surveys or races and one also covering a dispute over Talarico’s alleged remarks.
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- Newsweek · James Talarico's Chances of Beating Jasmine Crockett in Texas Primary—Poll
- Latin Times · Jasmine Crockett Leading James Talarico In Texas Senate Race Less Than 10 Days From Beginning Of Early Voting: Poll
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